🌱 Valley office offers agenda access for upcoming education association meeting

What's up Valley! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Valley office offers agenda access for upcoming education association meeting
• UNMC earns StormReady recognition for campus weather preparedness

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 61 and low of 34 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 45, low: 25.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 43 and low of 26 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Public Notices 11/10/2026 (omahadailyrecord.com) — Valley residents can inspect the agenda for the Nebraska Educational Building Association’s upcoming public meeting at the Douglas County West superintendent’s office, 401 South Pine Street, during normal business hours. The meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. November 19 in Meeting Room 210 at Omaha’s CHI Health Center.
   

• UNMC Earns StormReady Designation (unmc.edu) — UNMC has earned the National Weather Service’s StormReady designation for its severe-weather planning, warning systems and preparedness education. A meteorologist with the agency’s office in Valley praised the university’s readiness, while campus emergency managers urged students and staff to update their contact information in UNMC Alert.
   

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📸 Around Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Valley

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

Thursday November 12

• Girls Wrestling: West Point-Beemer JH Girls Wrestling Tournament (J
  West Point-Beemer High School
  4:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• NHS Trivia Night
  Douglas County West High School
  6:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Play Production: Falcon One Act Festival (High School)
  Douglas County West High School DC West Performing Arts Center
  5:30 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Play Production: Falcon One Act Festival (High School)
  Douglas County West High School DC West Performing Arts Center
  4:30 pm
• Boys Basketball: Douglas County West vs Raymond Central (Junior Hig
  Raymond Central High School Main Gym - RCHS
  4:30 pm

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📣 Valley Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• WAYS Empowers 5th Annual Fundraising Event →
  110 South 243rd Street, Waterloo
  6:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• Girls Wrestling: West Point-Beemer JH Girls Wrestling Tournament (J
  West Point-Beemer High School
  4:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Tony Logue at Buck's Bar and Grill →
  Buck's Bar and Grill, Waterloo
  9:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Play Production: Falcon One Act Festival (High School)
  Douglas County West High School DC West Performing Arts Center
  5:30 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Boys Basketball: Douglas County West vs Raymond Central (Junior Hig
  Raymond Central High School Main Gym - RCHS
  4:30 pm

Wednesday November 18

• Grief Support →
  Sonlit Retreats, 2304 Campanile Rd., Waterloo
  10:45 am

Sunday December 6

• New Referee New Field Training →
  The Greenhouse (Waterloo/Elkhorn), 2710 River Road Drive, Waterloo
  2:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Buckle, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Gretna. Apply here.
• Conductix-Wampfler USA posted a job opening for Shipping and Receiving Clerk in Omaha. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Valley here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fremont

• Fremont drive-in coffee shop raises money for local library by selling used books (wowt.com)
• Gene Raymond Sic (thebestmix1055.com)
• Nebraska awarded $219.2M federal grant to bolster rural heath (lexch.com)

Gretna

• Gretna vet assistant's CPR saves co-worker, earns hero award (3newsnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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